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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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